Mountain View Voice 01.25.2013 - Section 1

Mountain View Voice 01.25.2013 - Section 1

Section 1 of the January 25.2013 edition of the Mountain View Voice

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SOME SAY THEY WILL FIGHT TO KEEP BACKYARD VEGETATION
By Daniel DeBolt
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he City Council approved a 27-unit apartment project Tuesday night that will provide homes affordable to adults living with disabilities. The project was approved 6-1 with Mayor John Inks opposed over how the city’s funds were being used, though he said he saw the value in the project. It consists of a pair of three-story buildings that will replace a sixunit apartment complex at 15811585 El Camino Real. It includes 400-square-foot studios with full kitchens and bathrooms and only 10 parking spaces, as the residents aren’t expected to drive. Linnea Wickstrom said it was the perfect project for her son. “His dream is to be able to live in his own apartment with a job and maybe even a girlfriend,” Wickstrom said. If he is selected to live in the project, “Per may achieve his dream and do what he can for his community.” Residents of the project will receive transportation vouchers and help in finding jobs, among other services from Housing Choices, Inc. a San Jose nonprofit that specializes in support services for the disabled. Most of the project — 16 units — is designated for those whose income is 30 percent of the area’s median household income, which is $89,000 according to 2007-2011 census. Another 10 units are for those earning 50 percent of the median income. The project is a result of new “Notice of Funding Availability” process for distributing the city’s below market rate housing funds. The city contributed $3.4 million in housing funds to the $10.3 million project by First Community Housing. Relocating the six low-income households that now live on the site — who pay rents as low as $750 a month — will cost $176,000.
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Google officials detail their plans to expand in North Bayshore.
Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City Council
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oogle wowed the City Council on Tuesday with its most detailed presentation yet on its North Bayshore development plans, but council members were hesitant to embrace the company’s plans for a bridge over Stevens Creek. David Radcliffe, Google’s vice president of real estate and workplace services, presented conceptual plans for a network of greenways for biking and walking around Google’s headquarters and said he was “excited” about the possibility of using Google’s self-driving car technology to operate its shuttle system. He said Google
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is planning the most environmentally friendly buildings anywhere, using 60 percent less energy than a standard building and 80 percent less water. As illustrated by a map Radcliffe presented Tuesday, Google now owns or leases most of the office buildings in the city north of Highway 101 and is gradually transforming the area. A new 1 million-square-foot Google campus on adjacent NASA Ames Research Center property is set to begin construction this year. It will have the highest rating for environmental design, — platinum, according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
program, Radcliffe said. “While we may do the best we can with LEED, we may go beyond that,” said George Salah, director of real estate and workplace services. “I don’t know anyone else who is doing that, including Facebook.” A bridge to somewhere Radcliffe urged the council to allow Google to begin a required environmental study for the pedestrian and shuttle bridge over Stevens Creek, connecting headquarters to a new NASA Ames campus that is expected to house as many as 4,000 employees when it
See GOOGLE, page 6
esidents who want a large Pacific Gas & Electric gas pipeline removed from their backyards have received a letter threatening legal action if they do not comply with efforts to strip their backyards of trees and bushes that sit over the pipeline right-of-way. The Dec. 6 letter from PG&E to residents of San Lucas Way says that PG&E’s legal department will become involved if residents do not cooperate with the utility company’s plans for clearing a path over the pipeline to allow monitoring using laser-equipped aircraft. PG&E wants to remove trees and bushes over 18 inches in height to prevent root damage to the pipeline, which runs under 16 backyards in the neighborhood behind San Veron Park. A segment of the same pipeline exploded in San Bruno in 2010, with the resulting fire destroying nearly 40 homes and killing eight people. Resident Dennis Goldwater says he plans to not cooperate with PG&E, calling the letter an effort to get residents to “give up” on their fight to have the 67-yearold pipeline moved away from their homes. “He wants to meet people to talk about how they are going to give up,” Goldwater said of the PG&E official who wrote the letter. “I plan to just not even talk to them until I see what happens. My plan is try to fight this.” San Lucas Way resident Eileen Telleria said some residents have already given in, sacrificing their landscaping to help prevent a disaster. It would also mean little
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The city of Mountain View has reached a $212,500 settlement with a woman who claims she was hit by a Mountain View police officer who was driving recklessly. Officer Wahed Magee is alleged to have been driving 65 miles per hour when he hit Ann Vick’s vehicle in a 35-mile-per-hour zone on Middlefield Road near Leslie Court on Dec. 28, 2011. Vick, who was also driving, suffered a fracture to her collarbone that required surgical implants, leaving a scar, according to a claim from Vick’s lawyer, Redwood City-based David Marble. Magee was on duty and driving a police car that was not on a “code 3” call, meaning the lights and sirens weren’t on. The claim also alleges that the city neglected to trim a street tree that blocked Vick’s
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■ CITY COUNCIL UPDATES ■ COMMUNITY ■ FEATURES
Allow food trucks downtown?
By Daniel DeBolt
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Tina Ambrogi is selling Mountain View T-shirts that she’s designed from a new downtown store.
Souvenir shop trades on city’s charms
By Daniel DeBolt
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ountain View might not be a San Francisco or New York, but apparently the place has enough charm for a tiny souvenir shop. It opened downtown Thursday, and sells mostly T-shirts. Owner Tina Ambrogi said she was inspired to rent the vacant shop at 705A West Dana St., previously a saltwater taffy store, after she learned there were no Mountain View
T-shirts available and decided to design her own. “I was just going to start peddling them out at the farmers market,” Ambrogi said. “Then I saw that this place had a for rent sign in it about month ago so I figured, ‘Why not? I’ll just open up a store and sell the shirts.’” She’s got plans to sell more soon, such as postcards, calendars, posters, local art work, baby clothes and pet-related products. Her T-shirt designs include a play on Google’s search engine,
with the words “Mountain View” in place of the Google logo and the words, “We have what you are searching for,” in the query box. A Google-themed shirt seemed perfectly fitting to Ambrogi. When people ask where Mountain View is, “I say, ‘It’s where Google is,’ and they go, ‘Ok.’” Another shirt is inspired by the logo from the city’s 1950s downtown movie theater and
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ncreasingly popular food trucks serving gourmet and exotic foods could either add spice to Mountain View’s thriving downtown or hurt the area’s restaurants, depending on whom you ask. At a City Council meeting last week, members discussed a proposal to keep food trucks off busy Castro Street, with a slim majority in favor of allowing the trucks downtown. Some cities, such as Portland, have embraced food trucks in their city centers, even bringing in utilities for them to park long-term. But food trucks aren’t wanted by the city’s downtown committee and the Central Business Association, which represents downtown businesses. “These trucks take away business from the established ‘brickand-mortar’ restaurants that have worked so hard and paid thousands of dollars to be here,” writes Julie Smiley, director of the central Business Association, in a recent letter to the council. It notes a list of taxes and fees levied on downtown restaurants that food trucks don’t have to pay. Council members Ronit Bryant, John Inks, Mike Kasperzak and Margaret Abe-Koga indicated some support for allowing food trucks downtown, though some suggested it might be limited to parking lots such as that of St. Joseph’s Church, for example. “If there’s extra space, why not?” said council member Ronit Bryant. She noted parking lots
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near the train tracks on Evelyn where it would be “really fun to have food trucks there.” “Let’s make it easy,” Bryant said. “It is a new experience our residents want to have.” City staff members said that the trucks pose a safety issue if parked on busy Castro Street, encouraging patrons to jaywalk or possibly drawing crowds to sidewalk, forcing people to walk in the street. “I personally don’t have problem restricting mobile food vendors on public streets and sidewalks downtown,” said council member Chris Clark. “Given our compact downtown I think here are legitimate safety concerns there.” Mayor John Inks disagreed. “I scoured this report looking for the genuine public safety issues and it’s not really manifest,” Inks said. “These food trucks are not much of a real problem. This is an ordinance for the sake of having an ordinance. I’d probably shelve this thing.” “I actually think being restrictive downtown is going too far,” said council member Mike Kasperzak. “North of California Street, maybe, but not the entirety of Castro. People love the downtown area — that’s one of the things that could be an added draw and is certainly an added draw in other cities.” Member John McAlister was less interested. “Being the business owner of a brick-and-mortar business, I know it’s cost me plenty of
See FOOD TRUCKS, page 8
‘Moderately severe’ influenza arrives in Bay Area
By Sue Dremann
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he influenza virus hammering states in other parts of the country is slowly moving into Northern California, officials said. The Influenza A (H3N2) strain is causing more people to become severely ill and more people to be hospitalized this season, local health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said. The more severe illness is typical with H3N2 viruses, and officials are predicting a “moderately severe” flu season, according
to the CDC. But one concern is that the season has started earlier than usual. The flu season typically begins in February, but it started in early January in many states this year, according to the CDC. As of mid-January, 18 children have died due to complications from the illness. And the percentage of people nationwide seeing a doctor for flu-like illness is more than double last season’s peak of 2.2 percent. In the past four weeks, the percentage has jumped sharply from 2.8 to 5.6 percent, according to the CDC, which tracks the flu’s
progression nationwide. Although 29 states have reported high levels of influenza-like illness, with another nine states reporting moderate levels, California has not yet seen many cases, according to Santa Clara County officials. Dr. Cornelia Dekker, medical director of the Stanford-Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Vaccine Program, said last week only 15 confirmed cases of influenza have been reported by the Stanford lab, which tests suspected cases coming into Stanford’s main hospital, clinics, emergency room and chil-
dren’s hospital. “We’re nowhere near what the other states are experiencing, but I’m sure our time is coming,” she said. Dr. Joe Bresee of the CDC’s Influenza Division said in a statement that the number of hospitalizations is also high for this time of year. “While we can’t say for certain how severe this season will be, we can say that a lot of people are getting sick with influenza. ... Anyone who has not already been vaccinated should do so now,” he said. Dekker said that flu sets its
own pace, and although it does tend to go from east to west, no one can really predict which states will be hardest hit. “Strains also mutate over time, so we’re always dealing with a new set of characters,” she said. This year’s flu started with Influenza B infections, but now the predominant strain is the Influenza A (H3N2), she said. The old pandemic H1N1 strain from 2009 is going around this year, but is occurring relatively infrequently, she said.
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opens in 2015. “If we delay even by a month or so, we miss that critical summer period in 2014,” Radcliffe said. Restrictions only allow bridge construction during dry periods between May and October. “We will be missing opening in 2015 and delivering the project sometime into 2016.” Council members clearly thought Google was trying to rush things. “I believe we had agreed to hold off on moving forward with this (bridge study) until we finished this transportation study, which is coming out Feb. 5,” said member Margaret Abe-Koga. “We are talking about two weeks.” A majority of council members said the transportation study would allow council members to decide what alternatives should be considered in the bridge environmental study, such as whether the bridge should be made accessible to regular auto traffic and whether it should be moved down to La Avenida — an alternative Google’s John Igoe said was worth studying. Google has proposed it for the end of Charleston Road where a large egret colony lives in the trees. “Perhaps La Avenida is the preferred location,” said Shani Kleinhaus of the Audubon Society. “That means the analysis begins there, not where Google wants it.” “We have a lot of talking to do on what we want in North Bayshore,” said council member Ronit Bryant. Google wants to grow “up, not out” “One of the best weapons we have in the growth of our company is proximity,” Radcliffe said. “Having our employees shoulder-to-shoulder is critical to our success.” To that end, Radcliffe said Google plans to build densely
—”up, not out, as we say” — and make room for park space and wildlife areas on properties that it owns near Stevens Creek and the Bay wetlands. Radcliffe said the goal is to create an “urban center,” something that is “very consistent with the general plan you adopted last year,” he told the council “The general plan update contemplates another 3.7 million square feet of development in North Bayshore,” Radcliffe said. Google plans to build nearly 1 million square feet on the empty lot known as “Charleston East” next to its headquarters at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway. “The remaining 2.7 million would come from razing existing buildings and building new,” he said. “If we took down a 100,000square-foot building with 0.3 (floor area ratio), we could build 300,000 square feet on that property,” Radcliffe said, explaining how the general plan allows for higher densities. But to create parks space and buffers for wildlife at the edges of North Bayshore, “We might ask for 500,000 and knock down 200,000 square feet somewhere else. That would help save areas like the Charleston detention basin.” Self-driving shuttles With all of the development that could come as Google potentially doubles in size in Mountain View, there’s plenty of concern about traffic on the only two roads into the area, Shoreline Boulevard and Rengstorff Avenue/Amphitheater Parkway. Council member Mike Kasperzak asked Radcliffe if Google had any interest in a personal rapid transit system for North Bayshore, a system of computer controlled vehicles that move on tracks or rails. Such a system has been suggested as a way to connect the downtown train station to Google and NASA Ames. “With any fixed rail system, once it’s put in place it’s very with shelves made from orchard crates, local history book for sale and a poster on the wall she found on Ebay illustrating the location of the city’s most popular businesses and buildings in the 1980s. She wants to reproduce historical images on seeing right now,” she said. Only about 50 percent of children and adults were immunized last year, she said. The more people who are vaccinated, the smaller the potential pool of infected people who can spread the germ, she said. People who are concerned about vaccines containing preservative can obtain preserva-
hard to move,” Radcliffe said. “What I’m really excited about is a shuttle program enabled with the technology from our autonomous vehicle program. Basically, a PRT system without the rails. I think that’s the future for North Bayshore.” “We believe technology is a big part of the solution to this problem,” Radcliffe said. “We are trying to solve this on a global level, not just on a local level.” Radcliffe said the most difficult employees to get out of their cars are those that live 10-15 miles away. “We are really trying crack that nut,” Radcliffe said. “We are not sure PRT is going to get those people out of their cars.” As for people who live within 3-5 miles: “We can get those people on bikes,” Radcliffe said. A network of greenways Google’s famous bicycle sharing system may see huge boost with a network of new parks and green-ways Radcliffe presented Tuesday. A map showed two major bike and pedestrian paths running east-west through North Bayshore, one running through the middle of 1600 Amphitheater Parkway and Charleston East out to Stevens Creek, and another running parallel through Google’s buildings south of Charleston Road. Two large parks were shown, one south of Charleston Park and another on Shorebird Way. Both were connected to the greenway system, forming a car-free loop for Googlers on foot or on bike. “You are lucky to have this problem of a corporate citizen wanting to expand their campus and do so in a responsible way,” said Corinne Winter, director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. “It seems to me the interest on the part of Google to really do this in way that benefits Mountain View and complies with the general plan is spectacular.”
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T-SHIRT
there’s one inspired by a street sign with the city’s population on it. Ambrogi has an apparent interest in the city’s history,
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FLU
Dekker said there is still time to get a flu shot. It takes about two weeks to build up antibodies for protection. Three strains of influenza are in the vaccine, which uses only dead viruses. “Fortunately, the vaccine choice was a good match for what we’re
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tive-free flu shots, and now new microneedles are available for people ages 18 to 64 who fear injections, she said. Another new influenza vaccine that has four times as much antigen is available for seniors to give them added protection. The alternatives are available through many pharmacies and doctors, she said.
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Free tax preparation services will be available for low-income families in the Mountain View area. The two Mountain View sites are San Antonio Place, at 210 San Antonio Cir., and St. Athanasius Church, 160 N Rengstorff Ave. United Way Silicon Valley is working with multiple financial institutions, nonprofits and government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, to provide free tax services through its Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Program. People who earn $51,000 or less in 2012 are eligible for free tax services and encouraged to wait for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant sites to open later in the month, according to Carole Leigh Hutton, president and CEO of United Way Silicon Valley. Trained, IRS-certified volunteers at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites throughout Santa Clara County provide all tax preparation services. For listings of all locations and more information, go to www.211scc. org. Tax preparation services are offered in a number of languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Russian. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ashley Finden
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or no backyard tree shade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 15-foot-wide easement takes up most of the space in the 16 affected backyards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;San Bruno was safe, until it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Telleria said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will take legal action against us if we do not support having a potential bomb in our backyard, in our neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I bought this property I saw trees everywhere, so I decided this a good place to live,â&#x20AC;? said Goldwater, who stands to lose four trees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then they come in here and they are just going to strip them all down. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m planning on re-landscaping everything this year. Now they are going to control how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do that. Nothing above 18 inches?â&#x20AC;? When he bought his home, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was under the impression I would have certain rights.â&#x20AC;? Safety issue PG&E officials say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an urgent need to remove the trees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the wind blows that tree over and the roots are around that pipe, what do you think is going to happen?â&#x20AC;? PG&E official Mike Falk told residents at an October meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not
going to be a pretty sight.â&#x20AC;? Falk insisted the pipeline would be safe once trees are removed above it. According to the letter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the removal of trees and vegetation from the easement is necessary for PG&E to safely operate and maintain the pipeline. We are also committed to undertaking that effort in a way that recognizes and respects your property as much as possible under these circumstances.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the event you are unwilling to to meet with us to informally resolve this issue, PG&E will have no alternative but to take this matter to the next level,â&#x20AC;? the letter says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we do not hear from you to schedule a meeting by Dec. 19, 2012, we will have little choice but to refer this matter to our Law Department for further action.â&#x20AC;? Goldwater questions whether the pipeline easement agreement allows PG&E the legal right to remove trees from peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s properties. The agreement, which Goldwater has posted on his website, stoppgelies.com, restricts the construction of structures and wells above the pipeline, but does not mention trees or rights to monitor the
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dollars,” said council member John McAlister, who owns the city’s Baskin Robbins. He said he opposed allowing food trucks downtown. Code enforcement officer Chris Costanza said he had not heard a complaint about a food truck downtown in two years. City Attorney Jannie Quinn said mobile food vendors had a “gentle-person’s agreement” to not park downtown while the city considers an ordinance. “In general, mobile food vendors do not want to cause trouble or wreak havoc,” said Dan Hugo, acting director of the newly founded Bay Area Mobile Food Vendors Association. Quinn noted the city’s concern with a particular mobile food business that has been seen parked for near Clyde’s Liquors “for multiple weeks at a time.” To deal with that, Quinn recommends “a (temporary use permit) be obtained when a vendor remains on private property for more than 4 hours,” she said in an email. Also a concern are whether to allow food trucks within 100 feet of schools, as is currently allowed, or to extend the allowed distance to 500 feet. Local school districts support the longer distance, citing concerns about whether trucks are serving healthy food and may encourage
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students to put themselves at risk by jaywalking to get to a food truck. Mountain View Whisman School District wants to be able to have food trucks cater special school events when needed. “If we just push it out into the neighborhood we are just going to have more problems with neighbors having students in front of their houses,” Abe-Koga said. City staff had said they could not regulate food trucks parking on public residential streets. “I don’t want to ban them completely from downtown streets either,” Abe-Koga said.
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struck a tree in Mountain View, police said. Officers responded to reports of a crash on Central Expressway near state Highway 85 at about 12:20 a.m. on Jan. 20, according to Mountain View police. A woman driving a Chevrolet sedan swerved into a center divide and struck a tree, police said. Her vehicle burst into flames upon impact. Firefighters responded and quickly extinguished the fire. The driver was declared dead at the scene. Excessive speed was believed to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. —Bay City News Service
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An immigrant family from Puerto Rico, they live in a tenement on New York’s Upper West Side. Dad is nowhere to be seen, except occasionally in letters from distant places, so it falls to oldest son Alejandro (Michael Rosen) to be the man of the house. His mother, the sparky Inez (Priscilla Lopez, the playwright’s aunt), works odd jobs so her talented kids can take acting and dancing lessons. Her eldest even has the claim to fame that he was a kid actor in “The King and I” opposite Yul Brynner. Mom is in thrall to musical theater, and how could she not be? She’s living blocks above Times Square at the end of what would come to be known as the Golden Age of the Broadway musical. She ushers by day and is a nightclub hostess by night. Her current stage obsession is “West Side Story,” even though there are so few actual Puerto Ricans
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playing the Puerto Rican gang members. The entire family follows mom’s lead and worships at the shrine of musical theater, playing cast albums non-stop and dancing up a storm, mostly for each other’s amusement. When the Candelarias connect, it’s usually when they’re dancing along to a show tune. Early in Act 1, with the pas de deux music from “West Side Story” playing, Inez dances with Alejandro, and there’s just no denying the emotional power of watching a son dancing beautifully and tenderly with his mother. But it’s not all show tunes in the apartment. Alejandro, who’s in his early 20s, has given up his Broadway dreams because he spends so much time working to put food on the family table. Younger brother Francisco (Eddie Gutierrez) is obsessed with becoming a movie actor, and youngest child Rebecca (Michelle
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n a program note for his play “Somewhere” at TheatreWorks, playwright Matthew Lopez says the characters aren’t based on his family but “based on my love for my family,” and that’s a defining quality of this warmhearted drama. If you could distill American drama down to two themes, they might be family and dreams, especially if dreams can also encompass delusions. Lopez’s play, which had its premiere last fall at San Diego’s Old Globe and has been seriously revised for its bow in Mountain View, is all about a family of dreamers. “We force the world to look like our dreams,” the starry-eyed mother tells her disillusioned son. “We do not force our dreams to look like the world.” That’s the truth. How else to account for just how happy the Candelarias are when the reality of their situation could make for a depressing evening of theater.
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Cabinian) is anxiously awaiting her turn in the spotlight. Just when you think the Candelarias are delusional and their musical fantasies will get the better of them, in waltzes the real possibility of showbiz glory in the form of Jamie (Leo Ash Evens), a neighborhood boy who practically grew up with the Candelarias. Jamie is now assistant to Jerome Robbins, a Broadway legend and the director of â&#x20AC;&#x153;West Side Storyâ&#x20AC;? on stage; Robbins is soon to co-direct the motion picture. Of course Inez wants all her talented children in the movie, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one problem. The City of New York is evicting them. Their building is about to be torn down to make way for Lincoln Center. Watching the Candelarias strive for things that seem way
out of reach and help each other maintain their dreams/delusions calls to mind other plays about families, most notably â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Glass Menagerie,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Death of a Salesmanâ&#x20AC;? and, appropriately for this family, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gypsy.â&#x20AC;? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even a potential gentleman caller in Act 2 who may or may not be coming to dinner. Director Giovanna Sardelli strives for a realistic tone and rhythm to the often rambunctious family life, and then contrasts that with lovely flights of fantasy when the characters dance into an altered, often euphoric state. She and Lopez rely on those flights a bit too much, so they lose some impact, even when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beautifully performed (the music is recorded and the choreography is by Greg Graham). She gets strong performances from her cast, and Lopez, a member of the original Broadway cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Chorus Lineâ&#x20AC;? and
a Tony Award winner, dominates the stage in a role inspired by her own mother (whose maiden name happened to be Candelaria). As effective as Lopez is, she is nearly upstaged by Rosenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alejandro, a soulful young man whose sense of responsibility only barely outpaces his desire to dance. And to dream. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to set up dreamers and squash them with a mighty blow of reality, playwright Lopez is more compassionate with his characters. There could be more grit and less gloss in this story, but ultimately itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sappy. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a certain degree of realworld grimness puncturing the show-tune delirium, especially in Act 2, but there are also small, deeply felt triumphs and acts of tenderness that keep hope alive and root the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happiness in each other rather than in pipe dreams. That really makes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somewhereâ&#x20AC;? something.
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As of January 12, 2013 138 donors have contributed to the Mountain View Voice Holiday Fund totalling $62,278
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somewhereâ&#x20AC;? by Matthew Lopez, presented by TheatreWorks, at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Through Feb. 10, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $23-$73, with discounts for students, seniors and educators. Go to theatreworks.org or call 650463-1960.
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he City Council moved last week to trim down a handful of its oversized streets to make safer lanes and sidewalks for cyclists and pedestrians. It was a good first step after a vigorous discussion that reached an outcome that did not satisfy everyone, but one we hope will be a blueprint for moving ahead. The city already has an enviable network of bike and pedestrian paths, including dedicated trails that snake out into the Baylands or head through town across El Camino Real toward the Los Altos border. But when pedestrians and cyclists are walking or riding next to a busy four-lane boulevard, or even on a two-lane street, friction can quickly develop between motor vehicles that go whizzing by at 35 or even 45 miles per hour. Advocates for pedestrians and cyclists pressured the City Council to put some of the wide streets on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;road diet,â&#x20AC;? by, in some cases, reducing the number of lanes from four to two and providing more bike lanes, left-turn lanes on California Street and installing protection for pedestrians. By doing so, the city hopes to entice more people out of their cars to walk or bike to work or where ever they want to go. Before jumping to any conclusions, the city launched what it called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Operation T.R.A.F.F.I.C.,â&#x20AC;? to research locations that are most dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. The acronym stands for Together Raising Awareness for Fewer Injuries and Collisions. The search led to some startling findings. Police found 357 collisions since September of 2007, 244 involving bicyclists and 113 involving pedestrians, resulting in injuries ranging from minor cuts and bruises to death. On average, police logged one accident involving pedestrians or bikes every five days and seven pedestrians died after encountering a motor vehicle. It is difficult to argue with such painful statistics. Clearly the city has a problem when bikes and pedestrians interact with motor vehicles. Although more than half of the accidents logged involved bicyclists, it is also sad and surprising to see more than 100 pedestrians were hit and that seven of them died. In our view it is simply not acceptable for this carnage to continue. Whether our spacious four-lane boulevards like California Street have to go and be replaced with two lanes and left turn lanes, or speed limits must be drastically reduced, the city must come to grips with this serious problem. Wide boulevards often give drivers the feeling that they can push the speed limit and simply change lanes if there is trouble ahead. Now it is clear that the overwhelming need is to reduce speeds, not make it comfortable to zip through residential neighborhoods like California Street at 40 or more miles per hour. Most vehicles weigh far more than one ton and when they are moving rapidly toward a pedestrian or cyclist there is rarely time to get out of the way. The result can be a serious or fatal accident. Left turn lanes also were discussed by the council last week, as well as the potential impact on access to businesses that now are located on a wide streets. After former City Council member Matt Pear, whose family owns the Target property on Showers Drive, told the council he feared businesses would leave if the streets were narrowed, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior traffic engineer Sayed Fakhry disagreed. He said traffic counts on Showers Drive show that fewer than 12,000 vehicles a day use the street, making one lane in each direction adequate. And, he said, four-lane streets like California could have better traffic f low with just two lanes. These and other common sense changes to our streets can and should be implemented, but not before careful study to make sure better safety is the outcome. Pedestrians and cyclists should not have to risk their life to walk or bike across town.
CUESTA BASIN OPPONENTS DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T SPEAK FOR ME
I appreciate the wonderful benefits that Cuesta Park and Annex bring to the neighborhood. I do not second-guess neighbors who say it would be detrimental to lower the elevation in the former orchard to make a catch basin for potential flooding; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not asking for people to give up one of the features of their neighborhood that is important to them. But I do request that they do not presume to speak for me and the other home owners who support the Santa Clara Valley Water District in fulfilling one of their important responsibilities. I am one of the thousands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yes, thousands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of home owners who would be saved from extreme flooding if the water district can accomplish its goals. I have been following this planning process for years, and I am grateful for their continued efforts. Katherine Green Plymouth Street
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PHOTO-ID NEEDED FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS
We have many undocumented people in our country; some estimates are 12 million or more. If we are ever going to get control of our population, we have to identify those who are citizens or are foreigners who are legal residents. If we required all legal residents to have a photo ID, that would greatly simplify the situation. Since people change appearance with time, each photo ID would have an expiration date. Children younger than six would not have photo IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but they would have a
copy of their birth certificates the same size as a normal Photo ID, which their parents would carry. From ages 6 to 14, the photo IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would expire every two years and have to be renewed. From ages 14 to 25 the IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would expire in three years. After that the expiration time could be 5 years or more. When people are involved in traffic accidents or violation of traffic laws they would have to show the police their photo ID. Those without such IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would have their names reported to the Immigration Control Enforcement (ICE) who could check on the status of such people. People entering a hospital would show their IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and students enrolling in public schools would have their IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shown to school administrators. Those without IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would be reported to ICE. Temporary workers coming to help California farmers would have three- to six-month expiration dates on their IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but non-working family members would not have photo IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Those temporary workers would have to return to their homes periodically to connect with family, and, after two months, could be readmitted again for a few months. A photo ID system would give our government a straightforward way to control our population. And, doing that, the high cost to our society that results from having those people here in our public schools, our hospitals, and our welfare programs would be reduced and we might be able to balance our government budgets. Charlie Larson Sylvan Avenue
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Jess Dang prepares noodles in her Mountain View kitchen.
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Brussels sprouts roasted in balsamic vinegar with farro, chickpeas and almonds.
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ith a degree in history and a minor in political science, Jess Dang never expected to have a career in cooking.
“I graduated from college and didn’t really know what I was going to do,” she said in an interview in her Mountain View house. “I just never considered food as a real option for a career. ... I think a lot of that was because
of growing up in the restaurant industry. You see how hard it is; you see that restaurants fail; you see that you work crazy hours.” Her father and uncles owned and ran family-style Chinese restaurants in Bethesda, Md.,
where she grew up, but Dang didn’t spend much time in the kitchen. “I more enjoyed eating the food and I’ve always been an avid eater,” she said. “That kind of motivated me to learn how to cook later on in life.”
The motivation has now led to a career. After working for years in the corporate world, Dang decided to focus on cooking, and devotes her time to her blog, “Cook Smarts,” and weekly
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etarian option and side dishes.â&#x20AC;? Before her senior year, she had also discovered a love for Italian cuisine while spending the summer in Florence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came back after that summer excited about cooking Italian food because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I I enjoyed coming home and using my hands. I would often have the Food Network on the background while I was cooking. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I heard the calls for the auditions.â&#x20AC;? On a whim, Dang auditioned for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Next Food Network Star,â&#x20AC;? and was cast. While she was the first one cut from the show, she said the experience was a blast. She realized she wanted to pursue cooking further. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a real signal of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this is something I really enjoy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. Dang started a boutique catering company called Clementine Culinary Productions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did that for a while, but it was a little too behind-the-scenes for me. I thought about: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How can I combine my passion for problemsolving, food and teaching?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I came up with the idea of Cook Smarts.â&#x20AC;? She decided to focus on an issue that had been bothering her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was asking â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why are there so many resources around food, yet so many Americans have a really stressful time in the kitchen and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get dinner on the table?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the answer to that question. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I decided I was going to put together the service of providing in-home cooking lessons so that I could go into
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I worked with a gentleman who . . . didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to turn a stove on.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
had learned. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny, because people always assume I cook Asian food,â&#x20AC;? she said, alluding to her Chinese heritage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up eating it, but not necessarily cooking it.â&#x20AC;? After she graduated in 2003, she took the corporate career path, but continued to enjoy cooking. Even today, a rack in her house contains a mix of Bon Appetit magazine and business periodicals. In 2006, while working as a consultant at a small boutique firm in Palo Alto, she unexpectedly wound up on a Food Network reality-TV show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was one of those things where I worked in front of the computer many hours a day and
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Peanut-sesame noodles get crunch from bell peppers and cucumbers.
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newsletter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weekly Eats.â&#x20AC;? Her focus: giving recipe suggestions for 30-minute meals, with hopes of educating home cooks and saving them time. She runs the professional-looking blog through WordPress and
takes all her own photos of her dishes, as well as shooting cooking videos. Some of Dangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiration for cooking efficiently comes from her time at Stanford University, which brought her to the West Coast in 1999. During her senior year, she lived in a co-op of 50 people where everyone would
cook and clean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had schoolwork and classes to go to and I had a couple hours to get this large meal together, thinking about the most efficient way to prepare this meal,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re preparing food for 50, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not just usually preparing one pot. There was always a meat option and a veg-
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peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes and help troubleshoot it.â&#x20AC;? Last year, she gave in-home lessons from January through August, where she got a glimpse into different ranges of cooking skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worked with a gentleman who was probably in his 40s and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to turn a stove on. In a couple lessons, we got him searing proteins and roasting vegetables and making a soup. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really gratifying. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a part of their lives.â&#x20AC;? The next phase was creating a newsletter that could be sent out to people without having to give the in-home lessons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought: Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way I can start reaching people and test some ideas of what people would want in a meal-planning service, without having to hire a developer or really build anything technical.â&#x20AC;? Dangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own home situation helped her be creative with planning meals. Her husband is a vegetarian who participates in Ironman Triathlons, and she has a history of diabetes in her family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like a puzzle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got these issues and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got these restrictions and we still want a well-balanced meal.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Later in the interview, Dang moved into the kitchen and began cooking peanut sesame noodles. She swiftly chopped vegetables and created a peanut sauce while explaining that she features two or three meals a week on her blog. All are intended to be made in 30 minutes, including preparation time. Dang also prepared fish tacos with panko-breaded tilapia, a dish she said was the most popular dish on her blog when she first started. Nowadays, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creating shorter video clips for her blog after people told her that her fiveminute videos were too long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For January, I packaged a four-week challenge, a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;new you in the kitchenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; challenge, so every week you get an assignment to watch cooking videos and take those cooking skills and make something,â&#x20AC;? she said. Outside her own kitchen, Dang has also taught two semesters at Redwood High School, a continuation school where she instructed teen parents in cooking. She called that activity her most rewarding of 2012. Her next goal is to create a smartphone app that will allow people to customize her recipe suggestions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy that every day is different and I kind of get to put on a different hat and learn something new.â&#x20AC;?
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(Guild) Life can change in a heartbeat. An elderly, cultured Parisian couple (Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant) have their worlds fall apart when one of them suffers a pair of debilitating strokes. Seeing these French iconic actors in their 80s is shocking in itself, and director Michael Haneke also creates a story and a world that is one of his most difficult to watch. The film is also one of his most masterful. As the couple’s life together unspools in flashbacks, moving toward the painful present day, Haneke unblinkingly and compassionately presents universal truths, while revealing the illusion of filmmaking and our role as spectators. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including a disturbing act, and brief language. In French with English subtitles. Two hours, seven minutes. — S.T. (Century 16, Century 20) I’d say this film is so hard-boiled it’s overcooked, but that wouldn’t quite capture the problem with this 1940s-set, would-be gangster-flick throwback. Out of his depth, director Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”) hasn’t so much cooked something up as microwaved it. There’s a distinctly synthetic feel to this period picture, which feels like a cut-rate “Untouchables.” In 1949, the Los Angeles Police Department has been greased by mob payoffs, necessitating an off-thebooks response. Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) recruits “honest guy” Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) to head up a special unit to take down the likes of gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). To the extent that this film is palatable at all, it’s in the category of trashy fun. Rated R for strong violence and language. One hour, 53 minutes. —
A Haunted House (R) Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 1:25 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m.; 1:20, 3:30, 5:45, 8 & 10:15 p.m. Amour (PG-13) (((( Guild Theatre: 1:15, 4:30 & 7:45 p.m. Century 16: 4:05 & 7:20 p.m. Century Argo (R) (((1/2 20: 4:45, 7:35 & 10:20 p.m. Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 4 p.m. The Best of RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 From Outer Space (PG-13) Century 16: Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Broken City (R) Century 16: 12:20, 3:30, 7:10 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 2, 4:55, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969) (PG) 16: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century
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Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 3:50 & Django Unchained (R) ((( 8:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 2:50, 6:25 & 10 p.m. Gangster Squad (R) (1/2 Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 2:10, 5:05, 7:45 & 10:30 p.m. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (PG-13) Century 16: 5 & 10:40 p.m.; In 3D at 11 a.m.; noon, 1:30, 2:30, 4, 7, 8 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m. & 9:05 p.m.; In 3D at 1, 1:50, 2:40, 3:20, 4:10, 5, 5:45, 6:40, 7:25, 8:10 & 10:35 p.m. Harvey (1950) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 5:35 & 9:05 p.m. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 3:40 p.m.; In 3D at 11:40 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; In 3D at 2:35, 6:15 & 9:55 p.m. Hyde Park on Hudson (R) (( Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:30 & 7:25 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:45 p.m. Imitation of Life (1959) Stanford Theatre: Tue.-Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:15, The Impossible (PG-13) ((( 7 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:35, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Jack Reacher (PG-13) ((1/2 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m. & 9:50
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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami — and transcends its political incorrectness by focusing on the human condition. Most problematic is the focus on the pains of these upper-middle-class tourists to the exclusion of hundreds of thousands of South Asian locals, whose roles in the film amount to good-hearted rescuers of our heroes, at best, and set dressing at worst. Most impressively, “The Impossible” provides one of the most visceral experiences of 2012 cinema. Working with a budget of $45 million and limited use of CGI, director J.A. Bayona. As a sheer feat of directorial ingenuity, “The Impossible” has no equal among the year’s films. The literally breathtaking tsunami sequence sweeps away the family and splits them into two groups, Maria with Lucas and Henry with the other boys. Director Bayona shows a Spielbergian skill for putting the audience through an emotional wringer, in part by guiding his cast to resonant performances. Watts ably embodies maternal focus under extreme duress, and McGregor has a heartbreaking scene of emotional breakdown that suggests unplumbed depths to his talent. A real-life disaster shouldn’t be the basis for a cinematic thrill ride, but the film’s tsunami puts a lump in one’s throat to accompany white knuckles, as prelude to a story of keeping clear heads and clear hearts in the face of the unthinkable. Rated PG-13 for intense realistic disaster sequences, including injury images and brief nudity. One hour, 54 minutes. — P.C.
Valjean, a parole violator, in 19th-century France, who lifts himself out of poverty and decrepitude but lives in fear of discovery by his former jailer, Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe). From his new position of power as a factory owner, Valjean becomes entangled in the fortunes of one of his workers, despairing single mother Fantine (Anne Hathaway), and he begins to feel responsible for the woman and her child, Cosette (Isabelle Allen). Jackman is perhaps the only sensible choice to headline the picture, and though he’s able enough, his performance typically feels calculated. The same could be said for Hathaway, who’s given an Oscar-savvy showcase in her single-take performance of the uberemotive aria “I Dreamed a Dream.” Rated PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements. 2 hours, 37 minutes. — P.C.
The Last Stand (R) Century 16: 12:20, 3:20, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:10 & 7:05 p.m. Century 16: 11 a.m.; Les Miserables (2012) (PG-13) ((( 2:25, 6:05 & 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 3, 6:35 & 10:05 p.m. Life of Pi (PG) (((1/2 Century 20: 1:25 p.m.; In 3D at 4:20, 7:20 & 10:20 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1 p.m.; In 3D at 4 & 7 p.m.; In 3D Fri. & Sat. also at 10 p.m. Lincoln (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 2:40, 6:05 & 9:20 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 3:35, 6:55 & 10:15 p.m. Mama (PG-13) Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:25, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. Monsters, Inc. (G) (((1/2 Century 20: In 3D at 11 a.m. Movie 43 (R) Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:20, 3:50, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:10 & 10:35 p.m. One Night Stand: Overnight Musicals (R) 7:30 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. Parental Guidance (PG) 1/2 p.m. Century 16: Wed. at
Century 20: 11:45 a.m. & 2:15
Parker (R) Century 16: 12:30, 3:35, 7:15 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 2:10, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. Quartet (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m. Silver Linings Playbook (R) Century 16: 12:10, 3:10, 6:40 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. Skyfall (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 20: 3:50 & 9:45 p.m. Written on the Wind (1956) 5:40 & 9:45 p.m. Stanford Theatre: Tue.-Thu. at
Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 12:30, Zero Dark Thirty (R) ((1/2 2:35, 4:10, 6:20, 8:10 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m.; 1:15, 2:30, 4:40, 6:45, 8:20 & 10:10 p.m.
(Century 16, Century 20) Director Peter Jackson (the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy) rekindles his Middle Earth magic in adapting the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal novel “The Hobbit” for the big screen. Those fond of the award-winning “Lord of the Rings” pictures will feel a sense of deja vu in watching “An Unexpected Journey,” as cinematography, costuming, score and set design are all virtually identical, not to mention several cast members. And while “Journey” gets off to a ploddingly slow start, the colorful characters, action sequences and unparalleled visual effects quickly help pick up the pace. There is a paint-by-numbers feel to “Journey,” since the groundwork was already well laid with “Lord of the Rings.” Some scenes — such as a flashback battle scene involving Thorin and the dwarves — are incredibly similar to moments in “Rings.” “Journey” introduces a host of interesting new characters. Martin Freeman makes a wonderful Bilbo, striking a perfect balance between humor and heart, and Ian McKellen serves up another terrific performance. Some have wondered if three films (at nearly three hours each) are really necessary in adapting one 300page novel. The easy answer is no, but for those who relish the fantasy genre — and Tolkien’s works specifically — three movies might not be enough. Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. 2 hours, 49 minutes. — T.H.
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY ---
(Century 20) Resurgent star Tom Cruise plays stoical tough-guy hero Jack Reacher in the airport-novel adaptation of “Jack Reacher.” Oscar-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie does double duty as screenwriter and director, lending an unearned veneer of intelligence to otherwise dopey material, layering in some snappy dialogue, sleek suspense sequences and punchy action to distract from a plot one character aptly describes as “grassyknoll ludicrous.” The picture begins with a gripping sniper set piece running into a wordless montage that ends with a fishy suspect in Pittsburgh P.D. custody. The suspect’s only communication: “Get Jack Reacher.” Before you can say, well, Jack Reacher, the preternaturally confident former “Army cop” makes the scene and, on reflection, reluctantly agrees to serve as the investigator for public defender Helen Rodin. As played by Cruise in a notunskilled but largely generic action-hero performance, Reacher is a hard-bitten man with no patience for fools. “Jack Reacher” is by no means a good film. It’s not even a particularly good movie. But the thing does have two fistfights, a car chase and a shootout. So if you’re on the run from three-hour awards-season dramas, “Jack Reacher” may fill the bill. Rated PG-13 for violence, language and drug material. Two hours, 10 minutes. — P.C.
JACK REACHER --1/2
(Century 16) An aspiring kickboxer, Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) becomes a bouncer at a nightclub, where one night he breaks up a fight involving Stephanie (Marion Cotillard). Immediately upon this chance encounter, it’s clear that the two share an animal attraction, if a wary one on Stephanie’s part. Soon enough, they begin hooking up, unexclusively. The already-high stakes of Stephanie’s greater emotional investment raise precariously when she undergoes a life-changing trauma at work. By playing the frequently unsympathetic Ali close to the vest, Schoenaerts productively keeps the viewer guessing whether his default selfishness or his capacity for love will win out. Cotillard has more overt colors to play, and handles them deftly, as Stephanie must make a choice to keep living in the face of consistently trying physical and emotional challenges. The film significant blemishes that don’t quite come out in the wash. There are the melodramatic turns some viewers won’t cotton to, a third act that feels aimless, and an ending that feels like a tacked-on reshoot — but the picture persists on the strength of its committed performances. Rated R for strong sexual content, brief graphic nudity, some violence and language. Two hours.— P.C.
RUST AND BONE ---
LES MISERABLES ---
- Skip it -- Some redeeming qualities --- A good bet ---- Outstanding
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THE IMPOSSIBLE ---
(Aquarius, Century 20) “The Impossible” takes dicey material — the story of one privileged family’s suffering during the
(Century 16,Century 20) One has to admire the ambition of this through-sung play that’s now a big-screen musical. A condensation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 epic novel, the musical by composer ClaudeMichel Schonberg and lyricists Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel achieved enormous popular appeal with its soaring melodies and grasping melodrama. But it’s equally true that “Les Miserables” has never been known for its subtlety, with its storytelling in all-caps and its music thunderously repetitive. None of this changes, exactly, in the film adaptation helmed by Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of “The King’s Speech.” And like so many movie musicals, this one’s a mixed bag of suitable and not-so-suitable choices. On balance, though, it’s about as compelling a screen version of “Les Mis” as we have any right to expect. Hugh Jackman stars as Jean
(Century 16, Century 20) By most cinematic measures, “Zero Dark Thirty” is one of the best-made films of 2012. It also probably shouldn’t exist. An encore presentation by the team of director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal — who collected Oscars for 2008’s “The Hurt Locker” — “Zero Dark Thirty” recounts the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden. By following a fiercely determined CIA officer (Jessica Chastain’s Maya), “Zero Dark Thirty” creates an identification with her agony of defeat and thrill of victory along the way, building a rooting interest while otherwise eschewing character development in favor of detail-oriented procedural. While Boal’s screenplay is based on journalistic research, one might well say, “Consider the sources.” And the calendar. It’s fair to suggest that the Hollywood treatment of such politically delicate history comes “too soon,” and lacks the historical perspective that comes with time. Instead of dealing with the inherently political dimensions of their narrative, the filmmakers have disingenuously insisted upon the film’s apoliticism in its embrace of procedural narrative. A complex film would seek a more balanced picture of these events and their implications, depict bin Laden instead of pointedly doing the opposite or examine the political capital that bin Laden’s execution signified. By turning this significant historical event into a willfully noncontemplative thriller, “Zero Dark Thirty” risks resuscitating the motto of the satirical 2004 action comedy “Team America: World Police”: “America! F*** Yeah!” Rated R for language and strong violence including brutal images. Two hours, 37 minutes. — P.C.
ZERO DARK THIRTY --1/2
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M O U N TA I N V I E W V O I C E
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‘SOMEWHERE’ TheatreWorks presents the Matthew Lopez play “Somewhere,” about a family dreaming of show biz. Jan. 16-Feb. 10. $23-$73. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-463-1960. www.theatreworks.org
ART GALLERIES
‘Are We There Yet?’ Paintings by Bay Area artist Suej McCall. Runs through Jan. 27 at Gallery 9 Los Altos. Exhibit features watercolors inspired by images the artist encounters while traveling. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 11-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. www. gallery9losaltos.com Ford, Hill: ‘A Farewell Exhibit’ Watercolor and pastel artists Terri Hill and Terri Ford unite for a farewell exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery for the month of January. Reception: Jan 12, 2-5 p.m. at the gallery. Gallery closes at 3 p.m. Sundays. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com Journey to World Heritage Photography Exhibit Foothill College presents “Journey to World Heritage: Photography by Kate Jordahl” Jan. 22-Feb. 27 at the Krause Center for Innovation Gallery at Foothill College. An opening reception is Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. with a gallery talk at 5 p.m. Admission is free; parking is $3. 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7318. www. jordahlphoto.com/PDL2012/PDLReport.html
cians of all instruments and all levels of skill to play symphony orchestra music together for fun, no performance and no pressure. Music provided, members bring instrument, stand, appetizers to share, and good humor. Register through website. Sundays, Jan. 27-June 30 2-5 p.m. $10/ session or $25/three sessions. Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos. Call 650-793-2218. www.tacosv.com
CLUBS/MEETINGS
Mtn. View Historical Association Meeting Quarterly meeting of the Mtn. View Historical Association. Winter meeting topic is “Mountain View: Show & Tell” - all attendees are welcome to bring an object of historical interest and share its story. Feb. 3, 12:30-2 p.m. The Adobe Building, 157 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. www. mountainviewhistorical.org/
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Mountain View High Information Night Mountain View High School Information night for incoming students. Tuesday, January 29th, 2013. Presentations in both English and Spanish followed by Q & A and a campus tour. 6:30 p.m. Reception in the Cafeteria, 7 p.m. Presentations. Mountain View H.S., 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-940-4600.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
‘Foundational Social Skills Development Group’ Designed for children ages 3-4 who have difficulty interacting with other children. Non-competitive games and cooperative activities designed to develop social, communication, problem-solving, negotiation, emotional regulation$dentification and play skills. Children do not need a diagnosis to attend. Mondays, 3:30-4:45 p.m. $600 for an eight-week session. Abilities United, 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-618-3353. www.abilitiesunited. org/therapyclinic ‘Learn to Square Dance’ Classes are held by the “Bows & Beaus Square-Dance Club” on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. First class free; $5 per class thereafter. Loyola School, 770 Berry Ave., Los Altos. 1/2-Day Workshop: Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book - Now! Joel’s book-writing workshop: Attendees name their book, design it, structure it, and begin to write it -- and find out what to do about publishing. Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $50. Joel’s home, 2418 Benjamin Drive, Mountain View. Call 650-9187147. www.meetup.com/JoelTrainsAuthors/ events/98252612/ Foothill College Gospel Choir Foothill College Gospel Choir/AKA PCGC Begins their annual Gospel Festival workshop rehearsals. For Gospel Choir musical. Dates are Jan. 20,27, and Feb. 3, 10, and 17. Concert Feb. 23, 2013. 4:30-6:45 p.m. $10 general and $5 students and seniors. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. Call 408-644-9995. Krazy for Kombucha Why is kombucha so popular, and what are healthy probiotics? Attendees cover these topics, taste some samples, and learn the easy steps to making their own kombucha right at home. Each participant leaves with their own live yeast starter -- the main ingredient necessary to start brewing. Feb. 2, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $25. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www. hiddenvilla.org Mushroom Hike The mushroom hunt is a favorite pastime throughout much of Europe. Attendees learn about mushrooms has they hike through the woods to identify several local species. Bring a camera. Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $15 Adult. $12 Student. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www. hiddenvilla.org T’ai-Chi A Tai-Chi class that promotes balance, flexibility and mental acuity. Led by Dona Marriot, Foothill College instructor. Mondays, Jan. 7-March 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mounain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-948-1827. Terrible Adult Chamber Orchestra A friendly and sociable monthly gathering for musi-
Play is ‘Fun’damental Hands-on play is the natural facilitator of a child’s overall development and the cornerstone to later success in school. Attendees can help their children, newborns to age 6, learn through play. With early childhood educator Sylvia Ford, M.A. Jan. 31, 7-8:30 p.m. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6897. www. mountainview.gov/city_hall/library/default.asp School of Rock Grand Opening Attendees can come see Palo Alto’s newest music school, School of Rock. It teaches kids ages 7-17 guitar, bass, keys, drums, and vocals through a combination of private lessons and group rehearsals, culminating in real live rock shows. The opening features a tour, activities, and live music from one of the student bands. Jan. 26, 1-4 p.m. School of Rock, 2645 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650388-9964. paloalto.schoolofrock.com Weekend Preschoolers on the Farm On a series of three fun tours designed just for wee ones, preschoolers can bury their hands in sheep wool, toss corn to the chickens, and discover heaps of new information and ways to use their senses. Ages 3-5 + 1 Adult. Class meets Saturdays, Feb. 2-16, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $65 Adult and First Child. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www. hiddenvilla.org
View. Call 650-903-6800. lamplighters.org HMS Pinafore: The Next Generation The Stanford Savoyards present the traditional Gilbert & Sullivan operetta featuring class division, revealed identity and romance but inspired by the revered characters, costuming, and settings of the Star Trek: The Next Generation. Jan. 25, 26 and Feb. 1 at 8 p.m., and Jan. 27 and Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Call 650-725-2787. tickets.stanford.edu
SUPPORT GROUPS
Food Addicts in Recovery Weekly meeting on Sunday evenings. Open to all who want to stop eating addictively. 7-8:30 p.m. St. Marks Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. www. foodaddicts.org
TALKS/AUTHORS
The Company We Keep Following up on 2009’s “Too Soon to Tell”, “The Company We Keep” is a second compilation of essays based on and growing out of “The Known World” column in Computer magazine. Like the original column, this collection explores the human side of technology. David will be signing copies of his book. Jan. 29, 12-1 p.m. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-8101010. www.computerhistory.org/events The Future of Search Dr. Patrick Riley proposes that the future of search is in the intelligent personal assistant, a HAL in the pocket, and it’s right around the corner. Jan. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Samovar Conference Hall, 1077 Independence Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-469-3243. tedxbayareajan2013.eventbrite.com/
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY
‘Feast of Jewish Learning’ This community event starts with Havdalah and is followed by dozens of classes and interactive workshops. The concluding oneg will have live music, dancing and food. Jan. 26, 7-10:30 p.m. Free. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-207-1207. www.paloaltojcc. org/feast Insight Meditation South Bay Shaila Catherine and guest teachers lead a weekly Insight Meditation sitting followed by a talk on Buddhist teachings. Tuesdays, Dec. 11-Feb. 12, 7:30-9 p.m. St. Timothy’s/Edwards Hall, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. Call 650-857-0904. imsb.org
VOLUNTEERS
Now Recruiting Outdoor Education Leaders There are volunteer opportunities with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. It involves working as part of a team and leading third through fifth grade students on field trips at the David C. Daniels Nature Center. Those interested can submit an interest form now to be included in the upcoming training. Through Feb. 12, Free www.openspace.org/volunteer/ volunteer.asp
CONCERTS
‘A Multicultural Peter and the Wolf’ The Oshman Family JCC is producing a narrated performance of the classic children’s symphony “Peter and the Wolf” in four languages. Feb. 10, 12:30-6 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 door. ($15 members, students, children.) Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www. paloaltojcc.org/peter Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert David Ramadanoff and MSCO perform Faure’s Shylock Suite, Piazzolla’s Tango Suite, Anna Maria Mendieta, harp soloist, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 96. Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m. Youth free; Seniors $16; General Admission $20. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/319244 Sonia and Sadot, Dos Musicos, Tres Culturas de las Americas Sonia & Sadot Culture: Original music in the style of Bossa Nova, Instrumentals and World Music (in English and Spanish). Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m. $10-$25. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1715 Grant Road, Los Altos. Call 408-480-0182. www.albanyconsort.com
HEALTH
Lunch N Learn: Cardiovascular Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet There will be a conversation on Cardiovascular Health and learn about the benefits that a Mediterranean diet has on health, including a food demonstration. Jan. 30, 12:30-1:30 p.m. El Camino Hospital, Conference rooms A & B, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View. www.elcaminohospital.org/women Save Our Seas Film Festival Attendees watch films that shine a light on the strain our actions put on our oceans every day. Attendance is free, and refreshments will be served. Jan. 25, 6:30-9 p.m. MVHS Theater, 3535 Truman Ave. , Mountain View .
SENIORS
Workshop: Life and Music of Chopin Elizabeth Chan will discuss Frederic Chopin’s life, struggles, and work. Enjoy as she regales you with a live performance of some of his musical masterpieces. Jan. 31, 1 p.m. 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330.
LIVE MUSIC
Chris Cucuzza Flamenco guitarist Chris Cucuzza will perform. Jan. 31, 5-11 p.m. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Johnny Williams Johnny Williams will perform original jazz and blues on Tuesdays. Jan. 8-29, 5-9:30 p.m. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www. moroccosrestaurant.com
ENVIRONMENT
Tree Planting - 7th Anniversary MVTrees Mountain View Trees volunteers help celebrate the organization’s 7th anniversary plant trees to replace recent losses of over-mature walnut trees. Children okay if each accompanied by an adult. No experience necessary - instructions, trees, tools, & refreshments provided. Wear gardening clothes. Jan. 26, 10-11:30 a.m. Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 415-412-1127. www.mountianviewtrees.org
ON STAGE
‘Intimate Apparel’ A Lynn Nottage play inspired by Nottage’s great-grandmother, an African-American seamstress who sewed her way out of grinding poverty. Thurs.-Sun., 8-10 p.m. Sun. matinees at 2 p.m. Through Jan. 27. Sunday matinees at p.m. $10-$30. Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View. www. thepear.org ‘New Eyes’ One-woman show starring Israeli actress Yafit Josephson, exploring themes of selfesteem and identity. Jan 27, 7:30-10 p.m. $18 in advance ($15 members). $25 at the door. Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org/neweyes ‘On Golden Pond’ Ernest Thompson’s play is about revisiting the past and forging new bonds across generations. Jan. 24-Feb. 17, ThursdaySaturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 or 7 p.m.; and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. $18-$32. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650941-0551. www.busbarn.org ‘Princess Ida’ In this show, Ida and Hilarion are sworn to marry when they come of age. The time has come but Ida refuses and has gone off to start a women’s university where she teaches that man -- not woman, just man -- is descended from apes. Hilarion and two friends disguise themselves as women to enroll. Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. $18-52. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain
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FAMILY AND KIDS
Barnyard Babies Attendees can help welcome the newest additions to the farm on this special intimate tour where they learn fun facts about lambs, piglets, and calves! Tour maximum is 10 persons to keep the atmosphere personal for animals and attendees. Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $15. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www.hiddenvilla. org Nature Games : Crafts Enjoy an afternoon designed to bring attendees closer to the wild side. They learn to roar like a mountain lion, put on “deer ears” to hear what the forest is saying, and build their own bug house. The day will finish with a hike through the woods to try out the new nature skills. Jan. 26, 1-3 p.m. $10. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650949-9704. www.hiddenvilla.org
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215 Collectibles & Antiques
Oak Ice Box - $165
715 Cleaning Services
Family House Service Weekly or bi-weekly green cleaning. Commâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l., residential, apts. HOnest, reliable, family owned. Refs. Sam, 650/315-6681.
235 Wanted to Buy
Diabetic Test Strips Wanted Cash Paid. Unopened, Unexpired Boxes Only. All Brands Considered Help Others â&#x20AC;&#x201C; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t throw boxes away. For more Information, CALL (888) 491-1168 (Cal-SCAN)
624 Financial
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245 Miscellaneous
AT&T U-verse for just $29/mo! Bundle and Save with AT&T Internet+Phone+TV and get a FREE pre-paid Visa Card! (select plans). Hurry, call now! 800-319-3280 (Cal-SCAN) Cable TV-Internet-Phone Save. Packages start at $89.99/mo. (for 12 months.) Options from all major service providers. Call Acceller today to learn more! Call 1-888-897-7650. (Cal-SCAN) Highspeed Internet everywhere by satellite! Speeds up to 12mbps! (200x faster than dial-up.) Starting at $49.95/mo. Call now and go fast! 1-888-718-6268. (Cal-SCAN)
Jobs
500 Help Wanted
Caregivers Caregivers to work in an Assisted Living Community. Good Communication skills. Will train. Apply in person at: Palo Alto Commons 4075 El Camino Way Palo Alto CA 94306 Medical Office Two doctor office seeking experienced help with administration and billing. 20-30 hours/week.Significant experience with EMR, patient care, and medical billing a must. Hours can be flexible. Salary and benefits are competitive, negotiable, and dependant on skill set, minimum starting salary $20/hr. Please send resume and two references if interested Principal Analysts in Mountain View, CA area. Analysis and forecasting of med devices market and healthcare regulatory environment. Prep Scientific and bus papers. Send res. to Frost and Sullivan, 7550 IH 10 West, Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78229. Restaurant Cafe Borrone is now hiring enthusiatic individuals who enjoy working in a fastpaced environment and providing excellent customer service. Full and part-time positions available. Will work with school schedule. Apply in person, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Software Engineer TheFind, Inc. has an opening for Software Engineer in Mountain View, CA. Develop innovative technologies for a large-scale, high-performance distributed search engine. Mail resume to Human Resources, 2301 Leghorn Street Mountain View, CA 94041. Refer to Job# 1479.13.
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133 Music Lessons
Music Lessons for All Ages! Find a music teacher! TakeLessons offers affordable, safe, guaranteed music lessons with teachers in your area. Our prescreened teachers specialize in singing, guitar, piano, drums, violin and more. Call 1- 866-974-5910! (Cal-SCAN) A Piano Teacher Children and Adults Ema Currier, 650/493-4797 Barton-Holding Music Studio Accepting new students for private vocal lessons. All levels. Call Laura Barton, 650/965-0139 Fun Piano Lessons Young, old, beginners, advanced, come enjoy the special pleasure of playing the piano. Dr. Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piano 650 854-0543 Hope Street Music Studios In downtown Mtn.View. Most Instruments voice. All ages & levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com Jazz & Pop Piano Lessons Learn how to build chords and improvise. Bill Susman, M.A., Stanford. (650)906-7529 Piano Lessons in your home Children and adults. Christina Conti, B.M. 15+ yrs exp. (650) 493-6950 The Manzana Music School
BOARD 100-199 N FOR SALE 200-299 N KIDS STUFF 330-399 N MIND & BODY 400-499 N J OBS 500-599 N B USINESS SERVICES 600-699 N H OME SERVICES 700-799 N FOR RENT/ FOR SALE REAL ESTATE 800-899 N P UBLIC/LEGAL NOTICES 995-997
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730 Electrical
A FAST RESPONSE! lic #545936 Bob 650-343-5125. www.HillsboroughElectric.com
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330 Child Care Offered
Childcare LVN For Nanny/Childcare Position Venusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Stars
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748 Gardening/ Landscaping
Beckys Landscape Weekly/periodic maint. Annual rose/fruit tree pruning, clean-ups, irrigation, sod, planting, raised beds. Power washing. 650/444-3030 J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Service Free est. 20 years exp. (650)366-4301 or (650)346-6781
345 Tutoring/ Lessons
College Admissions Counseling PIANO AND RECORDER LESSONS
741 Flooring/Carpeting
355 Items for Sale
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135 Group Activities
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767 Movers
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described as follows: A Condominium Comprised of: Parcel One: An undivided 1/71st interest in and to Lot 1 of the Subdivision Map entitled, "Tract No. 6056, The Woodview City of Mountain View, California", as per Map recorded on June 30, 1977 in Book 399 of Maps, at Page 48, Official Records, Santa Clara County, California. Excepting therefrom the following: (A) Units 101 through 104, inclusive; Units 106 through 124, inclusive; Units 201 through 224, inclusive and Units 301 through 324, inclusive, as shown upon the Condominium Plan for Lot 1, recorded in Book D207 at Page 1 of Official Record, of said County. (B) The exclusive rights to possession of all those areas designated as "B", "S", "UP" and "G" as shown on the Condominium Plan above referred to. Parcel Two: Unit 101 as shown upon the Condominium Plan above referred to. Parcel Three: The exclusive right to possession and occupancy of those portions of Lot 1 described in Parcel 1 above, designated as B101, S101 and G or one up to be designated by The Woodview Parcel Four:
LANDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maintenance*New Lawns*Clean Ups*Tree Trimming*Wood Fences* Rototilling*Power Washing*irrigation timer programming. 17 years experience. Call Ramon 650-576-6242 Leo Garcia Landscape/ Maintenance Lawn and irrig. install, clean-ups. Res. and comml. maint. Free Est. Lic. 823699. 650/369-1477. Marioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gardening Maintenance, clean-ups. Free 650/365-6955; 650/995-3822 est.
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995 Fictitious Name Statement
CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS OF LOS ALTOS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 572604 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Classical Conversations of Los Altos, located at 154 Paseo Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): NICOLE GRIBSTAD 154 Paseo Court Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 09/25/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 11, 2012. (MVV Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) GARAGE ONE SUBARU WORKSHOP FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 573288 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Garage One Subaru Workshop, located at 1603 Almaden Road, Ste. B, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): GARAGE 1 AUTO, INC. 1603 Almaden Road, Ste. B San Jose, CA 95125 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 1/2/2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 2, 2013. (MVV Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2013) STRANGE FRUIT RECORDINGS USA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 572848 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Strange Fruit Recordings USA, located at 292 Monroe Drive, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): LAWRENCE REDICAN 292 Monroe Drive Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein 11/20/12. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 18, 2012. (MVV Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2013) SUTTON SQUARE APARTMENTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 573475 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Sutton Square Apartments, located at 1820 Ednamary Wy, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Trust. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): GEORGE S. GRCICH T.R. 2237 Shannon Dr. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 1972. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 7, 2013. (MVV Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2013) HOTEL VUE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 573550 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Hotel Vue, located at 64 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MV HOSPITALITY, LLC 64 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 9, 2013. (MVV Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2013) JARUCA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 573311 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Jaruca, located at 407 Barcelona Ct., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: Joint Venture. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CATHLEEN BRIONES 407 Barcelona Ct. Mtn. View, CA 94040 RUSSEL BARCELONA 409 Barcelona Ct. Mtn. View, CA 94040 JACK S. BARCELONA 761 Glenside Dr. San Jose, CA 95123 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 3, 2013. (MVV Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2013) Homeowners Association. The exclusive right to possession and occupancy of those portions of Lot1 of the Subdivision Map entitled, "Tract No. 6056, the Woodview of Mountain View, California", as per map recorded on June 30, 1977 in Book 399 of Maps at Page 48 of Official Records of Santa Clara County, California, designated as Garage Space 6 as set forth in that certain Condominium Plan for Lot 1 recorded in Book D207 at Page 1 of Official Records of said County, said Garage Space is appurtenant to and for the benefit of Unit 101 of said unit as shown upon that Map of Tract No. 6058 and the Condominium Plan as above set forth. APN: 148-40-001 C 399-48-101 (MVV Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2013) NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: January 11, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are: COUNTER MOUNTAIN VIEW L-PSHIP The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2580 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040-1307 Type of license(s) applied for: 47 - ON-SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE (MVV Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2013)
771 Painting/ Wallpaper
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751 General Contracting
A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board. BP Construction Total home remodels, incl. kitchens, baths, decks. New construction. No job too small. Lic. #967617. 650/995-0327.
STYLE PAINTING Full service painting. Insured. Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577
775 Asphalt/ Concrete
Roe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, new construct, repairs. 35 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572
779 Organizing Services
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790 Roofing
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA In the Matter of the Conservatorship of the Estate of DONNA M. LAPORTE, Conservatee. Case No. 1-11-PR 169311 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 19, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., the undersigned, as Conservator of the Estate of DONNA M. LAPORTE, intends to sell at private sale, to the highest net bidder, all of the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, title and interest in and to certain real property located in County of Santa Clara, City of Mountain View, State of California, which property is more particularly described in Exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? attached hereto and incorporated by reference. The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the above-entitled court. Bids for the property are hereby invited. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the undersigned or Alain Pinel Realtors and may be mailed or personally delivered to the undersigned at the Office of the Public Guardian, 333 W Julian Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110, or to Alain Pinel Realtors, 167 So. San Antonio Road, Suite 1, Los Altos, CA 94022. All bids must be accompanied by a ten (10) percent deposit, with the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash upon close of escrow. The full terms of the sale are contained in the bid form. All bids will be opened at the Office of the Public Guardian at 2:00 p.m., or thereafter, as allowed by law. The Subject property is commonly known as, 2111 Lathem St., #101, Mt. View, CA 94040, and shall be sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is.â&#x20AC;? The undersigned reserves the right to reject any and all bids prior to entry of a court order confirming a sale. For additional information and bid forms, apply at the office of Alain Pinel Realtors, 167 S. San Antonio Road, Suite 1, Los Altos, CA 94022, Attention: Shirley Bailey, Telephone: (650) 941-1111 Ext. 480. Date: 1-11-13 ___________________ DONALD R. MOODY Public Guardian of the County of Santa Clara, Petitioner LORI E. PEGG, Acting County Counsel SANDRA G. SEPULVEDA, Deputy County Counsel ___________________ Attorneys for Petitioner EXHIBIT A The land referred to is situated in the County of Santa Clara, City of Mountain View, State of California, and is
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197 Bryant Ave., Mountain View $1,788,000
65 Dalma Dr., Mountain View $925,000
450 Del Medio Ave., Mountain View $899,000
1890 Montecito Ave., Mountain View $795,000
2546 Dell Ave., Mountain View $699,000
Partial list of 2012 sales. Offered price shown.
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NEW LISTING 344 Bryant Avenue, Mountain View
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NEW LISTING 432 Rinconada Court
Los Altos
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